Security News

Six years after it was introduced, it looks as if Android’s Advertising ID (AAID) might no longer be the privacy forcefield Google claimed it would be.

Magecart strikes again, one of the most notorious hacking groups specializes in stealing credit card details from poorly-secured e-commerce websites. According to security researchers from RiskIQ...

The threat group also has a new subsidiary, Magecart Group 12.

Google shipped version 71 of its Chrome browser yesterday, alongside fixes for 43 security issues. The latest Chrome version also introduces several new security measures.

The FBI announced that it dismantled a large Internet advertising fraud network, and arrested eight people: A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Aleksandr...

$36 Million in Digital Video Ad Fraud Tied to 3ve and Methbot SchemesThe U.S. Department of Justice says eight individuals have been indicted - and three of them arrested abroad - as part of a...

From Kashmir Hill: Facebook is not content to use the contact information you willingly put into your Facebook profile for advertising. It is also using contact information you handed over for...

Browser Upstart Alleges Ad Firms Are Seeing Too Much Personal DataA web browser startup, Brave, has filed complaints in Europe alleging behavioral advertising companies are violating Europe's...

Malvertising Campaign Steals Traffic From 10,000 Hacked WordPress Sites and Exploits the Online Advertising Supply Chain read more

Facebook is launching a new feature that allows users to give feedback on ads they click on.